Colonization
This was the first permanent English settlement in North America
What was Jamestown?
This first act in 1764 violated the colonists' right to a fair trial
What was the Sugar Act?
Known as the "shot heard 'round the world," this is the place where the American Revolution began
What is Lexington?
He is considered the father of our country and was the general of the Continental Army
Who was George Washington?
Pocahontas was this age, NOT a six foot tall adult supermodel (no matter what Disney tells you)
What is between 12-14 years old?
This conflict, started by George Washington, was the cause of future taxation of the colonies
What is the Seven Years War?
This group, led by Sam Adams, led protests against British regulations, often through violence
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
This battle on Christmas began when George Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware River and murdered German soldiers fighting for England
What is the Battle of Trenton?
Lawyer and father of American independence, he would go on to become the second president of the United States
Who was John Adams?
Rather than continuing with peaceful relations with the Wampanoag tribe, the pilgrims killed the indigenous off by these means
What were disease and violence?
This city was the first English settlement in Maryland
What is St. Mary's City?
This wasn't really a party, but an act of looting and destruction of property
What was the Boston Tea Party?
This Prussian officer is credited with turning around the morale and skills of the American soldiers at Valley Forge
Who was Baron von Steuben?
This Jamestown colonist would establish friendly relations with Chief Powatan and his daughter Pocahontas
Who was John Smith?
Instead of being innocent bystanders, the victims of the Boston Massacre were armed with these (give me two)
What were ice, oyster shells, and clubs?
This Native American woman was instrumental in keeping the Virginia colonists alive
Who was Pocahontas?
This act led to an immediate boycott by the people of Boston of all British goods
What was the Stamp Act?
These two European powers were instrumental in giving aid to America in their quest for independence
Who are France and Spain?
This young Frenchman would fight in every major battle during the American Revolution, and then return to France to fight in their revolution as well
Who was the Marquis de Lafayette?
This person was an artist and silversmith, and not just a patriot who warned colonists that the British were coming
Who was Paul Revere?
These five colonies together were known as the Southern Colonies
What are Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia?
This act, known in England as the Coercive Acts, closed Boston Harbor, banned town meetings, and created the Quartering Act
What were the Intolerable Acts?
This decisive British victory allowed the redcoats to capture the capital city of Philadelphia
What was the Battle of Brandywine Creek?
He was the first free Black man in America, living and voting in St. Mary's City, Maryland
Who was the Mathias de Souza?
Don't listen to your teacher - there were not enough of these in the Continental Army, making George Washington believe they would lose the war
What are soldiers?